| A Consolidated Report on the Food Riots 19 - 23 January, 1998 | ||
Contents « Prev Next »2. Background to the Food Riots This section cannot pretend to be a complete social and political analysis of Zimbabwe prior to 1997, but covers the areas identified by many political observers as being significantly related to the climate of discontent and discouragement felt by the Zimbabwean public at the time of the Food Riots. It also identifies the factors that observers felt were indicative of a crisis of governance in Zimbabwe. The areas are described under various sub-headings below. |